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With **the mission of promoting technical knowledge**, this congress is a boiling meeting point for technology and cybersecurity professionals in every discipline. {% embed url="https://www.rootedcon.com/" %} If you want something **fast and crazy** that will launch several Volatility plugins on parallel you can use: [https://github.com/carlospolop/autoVolatility](https://github.com/carlospolop/autoVolatility) ```bash python autoVolatility.py -f MEMFILE -d OUT_DIRECTORY -e /home/user/tools/volatility/vol.py # It will use the most important plugins (could use a lot of space depending on the size of the memory) ``` ## Installation ### volatility3 ```bash git clone https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility3.git cd volatility3 python3 setup.py install python3 vol.py —h ``` ### volatility2 {% tabs %} {% tab title="Method1" %} ``` Download the executable from https://www.volatilityfoundation.org/26 ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Method 2" %} ```bash git clone https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility.git cd volatility python setup.py install ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Volatility Commands Access the official doc in [Volatility command reference](https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/volatility/wiki/Command-Reference#kdbgscan) ### A note on “list” vs. “scan” plugins Volatility has two main approaches to plugins, which are sometimes reflected in their names. “list” plugins will try to navigate through Windows Kernel structures to retrieve information like processes (locate and walk the linked list of `_EPROCESS` structures in memory), OS handles (locating and listing the handle table, dereferencing any pointers found, etc). They more or less behave like the Windows API would if requested to, for example, list processes. That makes “list” plugins pretty fast, but just as vulnerable as the Windows API to manipulation by malware. For instance, if malware uses DKOM to unlink a process from the `_EPROCESS` linked list, it won’t show up in the Task Manager and neither will it in the pslist. “scan” plugins, on the other hand, will take an approach similar to carving the memory for things that might make sense when dereferenced as specific structures. `psscan` for instance will read the memory and try to make`_EPROCESS` objects out of it (it uses pool-tag scanning, which is searching for 4-byte strings that indicate the presence of a structure of interest). The advantage is that it can dig up processes that have exited, and even if malware tampers with the `_EPROCESS` linked list, the plugin will still find the structure lying around in memory (since it still needs to exist for the process to run). The downfall is that “scan” plugins are a bit slower than “list” plugins, and can sometimes yield false positives (a process that exited too long ago and had parts of its structure overwritten by other operations). From: [http://tomchop.me/2016/11/21/tutorial-volatility-plugins-malware-analysis/](http://tomchop.me/2016/11/21/tutorial-volatility-plugins-malware-analysis/) ## OS Profiles ### Volatility3 As explained inside the readme you need to put the **symbol table of the OS** you want to support inside _volatility3/volatility/symbols_.\ Symbol table packs for the various operating systems are available for **download** at: * [https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/windows.zip](https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/windows.zip) * [https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/mac.zip](https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/mac.zip) * [https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/linux.zip](https://downloads.volatilityfoundation.org/volatility3/symbols/linux.zip) ### Volatility2 #### External Profile You can get the list of supported profiles doing: ```bash ./volatility_2.6_lin64_standalone --info | grep "Profile" ``` If you want to use a **new profile you have downloaded** (for example a linux one) you need to create somewhere the following folder structure: _plugins/overlays/linux_ and put inside this folder the zip file containing the profile. Then, get the number of the profiles using: ```bash ./vol --plugins=/home/kali/Desktop/ctfs/final/plugins --info Volatility Foundation Volatility Framework 2.6 Profiles -------- LinuxCentOS7_3_10_0-123_el7_x86_64_profilex64 - A Profile for Linux CentOS7_3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64_profile x64 VistaSP0x64 - A Profile for Windows Vista SP0 x64 VistaSP0x86 - A Profile for Windows Vista SP0 x86 ``` You can **download Linux and Mac profiles** from [https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/profiles](https://github.com/volatilityfoundation/profiles) In the previous chunk you can see that the profile is called `LinuxCentOS7_3_10_0-123_el7_x86_64_profilex64`, and you can use it to execute something like: ```bash ./vol -f file.dmp --plugins=. --profile=LinuxCentOS7_3_10_0-123_el7_x86_64_profilex64 linux_netscan ``` #### Discover Profile ``` volatility imageinfo -f file.dmp volatility kdbgscan -f file.dmp ``` #### **Differences between imageinfo and kdbgscan** [**From here**](https://www.andreafortuna.org/2017/06/25/volatility-my-own-cheatsheet-part-1-image-identification/): As opposed to imageinfo which simply provides profile suggestions, **kdbgscan** is designed to positively identify the correct profile and the correct KDBG address (if there happen to be multiple). This plugin scans for the KDBGHeader signatures linked to Volatility profiles and applies sanity checks to reduce false positives. The verbosity of the output and the number of sanity checks that can be performed depends on whether Volatility can find a DTB, so if you already know the correct profile (or if you have a profile suggestion from imageinfo), then make sure you use it from . Always take a look at the **number of processes that kdbgscan has found**. Sometimes imageinfo and kdbgscan can find **more than one** suitable **profile** but only the **valid one will have some process related** (This is because to extract processes the correct KDBG address is needed) ```bash # GOOD PsActiveProcessHead : 0xfffff800011977f0 (37 processes) PsLoadedModuleList : 0xfffff8000119aae0 (116 modules) ``` ```bash # BAD PsActiveProcessHead : 0xfffff800011947f0 (0 processes) PsLoadedModuleList : 0xfffff80001197ac0 (0 modules) ``` #### KDBG The **kernel debugger block**, referred to as **KDBG** by Volatility, is crucial for forensic tasks performed by Volatility and various debuggers. Identified as `KdDebuggerDataBlock` and of the type `_KDDEBUGGER_DATA64`, it contains essential references like `PsActiveProcessHead`. This specific reference points to the head of the process list, enabling the listing of all processes, which is fundamental for thorough memory analysis. ## OS Information ```bash #vol3 has a plugin to give OS information (note that imageinfo from vol2 will give you OS info) ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.info.Info ``` The plugin `banners.Banners` can be used in **vol3 to try to find linux banners** in the dump. ## Hashes/Passwords Extract SAM hashes, [domain cached credentials](../../../windows-hardening/stealing-credentials/credentials-protections.md#cached-credentials) and [lsa secrets](../../../windows-hardening/authentication-credentials-uac-and-efs/#lsa-secrets). {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.hashdump.Hashdump #Grab common windows hashes (SAM+SYSTEM) ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.cachedump.Cachedump #Grab domain cache hashes inside the registry ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.lsadump.Lsadump #Grab lsa secrets ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 hashdump -f file.dmp #Grab common windows hashes (SAM+SYSTEM) volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 cachedump -f file.dmp #Grab domain cache hashes inside the registry volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 lsadump -f file.dmp #Grab lsa secrets ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Memory Dump The memory dump of a process will **extract everything** of the current status of the process. The **procdump** module will only **extract** the **code**. ``` volatility -f file.dmp --profile=Win7SP1x86 memdump -p 2168 -D conhost/ ``` ​
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With **the mission of promoting technical knowledge**, this congress is a boiling meeting point for technology and cybersecurity professionals in every discipline. {% embed url="https://www.rootedcon.com/" %} ## Processes ### List processes Try to find **suspicious** processes (by name) or **unexpected** child **processes** (for example a cmd.exe as a child of iexplorer.exe).\ It could be interesting to **compare** the result of pslist with the one of psscan to identify hidden processes. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.pstree.PsTree # Get processes tree (not hidden) python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.pslist.PsList # Get process list (EPROCESS) python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.psscan.PsScan # Get hidden process list(malware) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=PROFILE pstree -f file.dmp # Get process tree (not hidden) volatility --profile=PROFILE pslist -f file.dmp # Get process list (EPROCESS) volatility --profile=PROFILE psscan -f file.dmp # Get hidden process list(malware) volatility --profile=PROFILE psxview -f file.dmp # Get hidden process list ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Dump proc {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.dumpfiles.DumpFiles --pid #Dump the .exe and dlls of the process in the current directory ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 procdump --pid=3152 -n --dump-dir=. -f file.dmp ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Command line Anything suspicious was executed? {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.cmdline.CmdLine #Display process command-line arguments ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=PROFILE cmdline -f file.dmp #Display process command-line arguments volatility --profile=PROFILE consoles -f file.dmp #command history by scanning for _CONSOLE_INFORMATION ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} Commands executed in `cmd.exe` are managed by **`conhost.exe`** (or `csrss.exe` on systems before Windows 7). This means that if **`cmd.exe`** is terminated by an attacker before a memory dump is obtained, it's still possible to recover the session's command history from the memory of **`conhost.exe`**. To do this, if unusual activity is detected within the console's modules, the memory of the associated **`conhost.exe`** process should be dumped. Then, by searching for **strings** within this dump, command lines used in the session can potentially be extracted. ### Environment Get the env variables of each running process. There could be some interesting values. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.envars.Envars [--pid ] #Display process environment variables ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=PROFILE envars -f file.dmp [--pid ] #Display process environment variables volatility --profile=PROFILE -f file.dmp linux_psenv [-p ] #Get env of process. runlevel var means the runlevel where the proc is initated ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Token privileges Check for privileges tokens in unexpected services.\ It could be interesting to list the processes using some privileged token. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash #Get enabled privileges of some processes python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.privileges.Privs [--pid ] #Get all processes with interesting privileges python3 vol.py -f file.dmp windows.privileges.Privs | grep "SeImpersonatePrivilege\|SeAssignPrimaryPrivilege\|SeTcbPrivilege\|SeBackupPrivilege\|SeRestorePrivilege\|SeCreateTokenPrivilege\|SeLoadDriverPrivilege\|SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege\|SeDebugPrivilege" ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash #Get enabled privileges of some processes volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 privs --pid=3152 -f file.dmp | grep Enabled #Get all processes with interesting privileges volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 privs -f file.dmp | grep "SeImpersonatePrivilege\|SeAssignPrimaryPrivilege\|SeTcbPrivilege\|SeBackupPrivilege\|SeRestorePrivilege\|SeCreateTokenPrivilege\|SeLoadDriverPrivilege\|SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege\|SeDebugPrivilege" ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### SIDs Check each SSID owned by a process.\ It could be interesting to list the processes using a privileges SID (and the processes using some service SID). {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.getsids.GetSIDs [--pid ] #Get SIDs of processes ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.getservicesids.GetServiceSIDs #Get the SID of services ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 getsids -f file.dmp #Get the SID owned by each process volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 getservicesids -f file.dmp #Get the SID of each service ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Handles Useful to know to which other files, keys, threads, processes... a **process has a handle** for (has opened) {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash vol.py -f file.dmp windows.handles.Handles [--pid ] ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp handles [--pid=] ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### DLLs {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.dlllist.DllList [--pid ] #List dlls used by each ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.dumpfiles.DumpFiles --pid #Dump the .exe and dlls of the process in the current directory process ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 dlllist --pid=3152 -f file.dmp #Get dlls of a proc volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 dlldump --pid=3152 --dump-dir=. -f file.dmp #Dump dlls of a proc ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Strings per processes Volatility allows us to check which process a string belongs to. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash strings file.dmp > /tmp/strings.txt ./vol.py -f /tmp/file.dmp windows.strings.Strings --strings-file /tmp/strings.txt ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash strings file.dmp > /tmp/strings.txt volatility -f /tmp/file.dmp windows.strings.Strings --string-file /tmp/strings.txt volatility -f /tmp/file.dmp --profile=Win81U1x64 memdump -p 3532 --dump-dir . strings 3532.dmp > strings_file ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} It also allows to search for strings inside a process using the yarascan module: {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.vadyarascan.VadYaraScan --yara-rules "https://" --pid 3692 3840 3976 3312 3084 2784 ./vol.py -f file.dmp yarascan.YaraScan --yara-rules "https://" ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 yarascan -Y "https://" -p 3692,3840,3976,3312,3084,2784 ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### UserAssist **Windows** keeps track of programs you run using a feature in the registry called **UserAssist keys**. These keys record how many times each program is executed and when it was last run. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.registry.userassist.UserAssist ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ``` volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp userassist ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ​
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With **the mission of promoting technical knowledge**, this congress is a boiling meeting point for technology and cybersecurity professionals in every discipline. {% embed url="https://www.rootedcon.com/" %} ## Services {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.svcscan.SvcScan #List services ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.getservicesids.GetServiceSIDs #Get the SID of services ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash #Get services and binary path volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 svcscan -f file.dmp #Get name of the services and SID (slow) volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 getservicesids -f file.dmp ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Network {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.netscan.NetScan #For network info of linux use volatility2 ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 netscan -f file.dmp volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 connections -f file.dmp#XP and 2003 only volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 connscan -f file.dmp#TCP connections volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 sockscan -f file.dmp#Open sockets volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 sockets -f file.dmp#Scanner for tcp socket objects volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_ifconfig volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_netstat volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_netfilter volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_arp #ARP table volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_list_raw #Processes using promiscuous raw sockets (comm between processes) volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_route_cache ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Registry hive ### Print available hives {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.registry.hivelist.HiveList #List roots ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.registry.printkey.PrintKey #List roots and get initial subkeys ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp hivelist #List roots volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp printkey #List roots and get initial subkeys ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Get a value {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.registry.printkey.PrintKey --key "Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 printkey -K "Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" -f file.dmp # Get Run binaries registry value volatility -f file.dmp --profile=Win7SP1x86 printkey -o 0x9670e9d0 -K 'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run' ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Dump ```bash #Dump a hive volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 hivedump -o 0x9aad6148 -f file.dmp #Offset extracted by hivelist #Dump all hives volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 hivedump -f file.dmp ``` ## Filesystem ### Mount {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash #See vol2 ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_mount volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_recover_filesystem #Dump the entire filesystem (if possible) ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Scan/dump {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.filescan.FileScan #Scan for files inside the dump ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.dumpfiles.DumpFiles --physaddr <0xAAAAA> #Offset from previous command ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 filescan -f file.dmp #Scan for files inside the dump volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 dumpfiles -n --dump-dir=/tmp -f file.dmp #Dump all files volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 dumpfiles -n --dump-dir=/tmp -Q 0x000000007dcaa620 -f file.dmp volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_enumerate_files volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_find_file -F /path/to/file volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_find_file -i 0xINODENUMBER -O /path/to/dump/file ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Master File Table {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash # I couldn't find any plugin to extract this information in volatility3 ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 mftparser -f file.dmp ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} The **NTFS file system** uses a critical component known as the _master file table_ (MFT). This table includes at least one entry for every file on a volume, covering the MFT itself too. Vital details about each file, such as **size, timestamps, permissions, and actual data**, are encapsulated within the MFT entries or in areas external to the MFT but referenced by these entries. More details can be found in the [official documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/master-file-table). ### SSL Keys/Certs {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash #vol3 allows to search for certificates inside the registry ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.registry.certificates.Certificates ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash #vol2 allos you to search and dump certificates from memory #Interesting options for this modules are: --pid, --name, --ssl volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 dumpcerts --dump-dir=. -f file.dmp ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Malware {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.malfind.Malfind [--dump] #Find hidden and injected code, [dump each suspicious section] #Malfind will search for suspicious structures related to malware ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.driverirp.DriverIrp #Driver IRP hook detection ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.ssdt.SSDT #Check system call address from unexpected addresses ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.check_afinfo.Check_afinfo #Verifies the operation function pointers of network protocols ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.check_creds.Check_creds #Checks if any processes are sharing credential structures ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.check_idt.Check_idt #Checks if the IDT has been altered ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.check_syscall.Check_syscall #Check system call table for hooks ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.check_modules.Check_modules #Compares module list to sysfs info, if available ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.tty_check.tty_check #Checks tty devices for hooks ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp malfind [-D /tmp] #Find hidden and injected code [dump each suspicious section] volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp apihooks #Detect API hooks in process and kernel memory volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp driverirp #Driver IRP hook detection volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp ssdt #Check system call address from unexpected addresses volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_afinfo volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_creds volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_fop volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_idt volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_syscall volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_modules volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_check_tty volatility --profile=SomeLinux -f file.dmp linux_keyboard_notifiers #Keyloggers ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Scanning with yara Use this script to download and merge all the yara malware rules from github: [https://gist.github.com/andreafortuna/29c6ea48adf3d45a979a78763cdc7ce9](https://gist.github.com/andreafortuna/29c6ea48adf3d45a979a78763cdc7ce9)\ Create the _**rules**_ directory and execute it. This will create a file called _**malware\_rules.yar**_ which contains all the yara rules for malware. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/andreafortuna/29c6ea48adf3d45a979a78763cdc7ce9/raw/4ec711d37f1b428b63bed1f786b26a0654aa2f31/malware_yara_rules.py mkdir rules python malware_yara_rules.py #Only Windows ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.vadyarascan.VadYaraScan --yara-file /tmp/malware_rules.yar #All ./vol.py -f file.dmp yarascan.YaraScan --yara-file /tmp/malware_rules.yar ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/andreafortuna/29c6ea48adf3d45a979a78763cdc7ce9/raw/4ec711d37f1b428b63bed1f786b26a0654aa2f31/malware_yara_rules.py mkdir rules python malware_yara_rules.py volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 yarascan -y malware_rules.yar -f ch2.dmp | grep "Rule:" | grep -v "Str_Win32" | sort | uniq ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## MISC ### External plugins If you want to use external plugins make sure that the folders related to the plugins are the first parameter used. {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py --plugin-dirs "/tmp/plugins/" [...] ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatilitye --plugins="/tmp/plugins/" [...] ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} #### Autoruns Download it from [https://github.com/tomchop/volatility-autoruns](https://github.com/tomchop/volatility-autoruns) ``` volatility --plugins=volatility-autoruns/ --profile=WinXPSP2x86 -f file.dmp autoruns ``` ### Mutexes {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ``` ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.mutantscan.MutantScan ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 mutantscan -f file.dmp volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp handles -p -t mutant ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Symlinks {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.symlinkscan.SymlinkScan ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp symlinkscan ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Bash It's possible to **read from memory the bash history.** You could also dump the _.bash\_history_ file, but it was disabled you will be glad you can use this volatility module {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ``` ./vol.py -f file.dmp linux.bash.Bash ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ``` volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp linux_bash ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### TimeLine {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ```bash ./vol.py -f file.dmp timeLiner.TimeLiner ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ``` volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f timeliner ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Drivers {% tabs %} {% tab title="vol3" %} ``` ./vol.py -f file.dmp windows.driverscan.DriverScan ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="vol2" %} ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 -f file.dmp driverscan ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Get clipboard ```bash #Just vol2 volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 clipboard -f file.dmp ``` ### Get IE history ```bash #Just vol2 volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 iehistory -f file.dmp ``` ### Get notepad text ```bash #Just vol2 volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 notepad -f file.dmp ``` ### Screenshot ```bash #Just vol2 volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 screenshot -f file.dmp ``` ### Master Boot Record (MBR) ```bash volatility --profile=Win7SP1x86_23418 mbrparser -f file.dmp ``` The **Master Boot Record (MBR)** plays a crucial role in managing the logical partitions of a storage medium, which are structured with different [file systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File\_system). It not only holds partition layout information but also contains executable code acting as a boot loader. This boot loader either directly initiates the OS's second-stage loading process (see [second-stage boot loader](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-stage\_boot\_loader)) or works in harmony with the [volume boot record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volume\_boot\_record) (VBR) of each partition. For in-depth knowledge, refer to the [MBR Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master\_boot\_record). ## References * [https://andreafortuna.org/2017/06/25/volatility-my-own-cheatsheet-part-1-image-identification/](https://andreafortuna.org/2017/06/25/volatility-my-own-cheatsheet-part-1-image-identification/) * [https://scudette.blogspot.com/2012/11/finding-kernel-debugger-block.html](https://scudette.blogspot.com/2012/11/finding-kernel-debugger-block.html) * [https://or10nlabs.tech/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi](https://or10nlabs.tech/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi) * [https://www.aldeid.com/wiki/Windows-userassist-keys](https://www.aldeid.com/wiki/Windows-userassist-keys) ​\* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/master-file-table](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/master-file-table) * [https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/uefi-based-pc-protective-mbr-what-is-it/0fc7b558-d8d4-4a7d-bae2-395455bb19aa](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/uefi-based-pc-protective-mbr-what-is-it/0fc7b558-d8d4-4a7d-bae2-395455bb19aa)
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